7:1 When He had completed all His ①teaching in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
▷ ①Lit words
7:2 Now a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.
7:3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some ①Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.
▷ ①Lit elders of the Jews
7:4 When they came to Jesus, they strongly urged Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him;
7:5 for he loves our nation, and it was he who built us our synagogue.”
7:6 Now Jesus started on His way with them; but already, when He was not yet far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “ ①Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof;
▷ ①Or Sir
7:7 for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just ①say the word, and my servant ②shall be healed.
▷ ①Lit say with a word ②A command in Greek
7:8 For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under myself; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
7:9 Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
7:10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
7:11 Soon afterward Jesus went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, ①accompanied by a large crowd.
▷ ①Lit and a
7:12 Now as He approached the gate of the city, ①a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her.
▷ ①Lit one who had died
7:13 When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said to her, “Do not go on weeping.”
7:14 And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!”
7:15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
7:16 Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and, “God has ①visited His people!”
▷ ①Or cared for
7:17 And this report about Him spread throughout Judea and in all the surrounding region.
7:18 The disciples of John also reported to him about all these things.
7:19 And after summoning ①two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or are we to ②look for another?”
▷ ①Lit a certain two ②Or wait for
7:20 When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, ①to ask, ‘Are You the Coming One, or are we to ②look for another?’ ”
▷ ①Lit saying ②Or wait for
7:21 At that very ①time He cured many people of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind.
▷ ①Lit hour
7:22 And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: people who were blind receive sight, people who limped walk, people with leprosy are cleansed and people who were deaf hear, dead people are raised up, and people who are poor have the gospel preached to them.
7:23 And blessed is ①anyone who does not take offense at Me.”
▷ ①Lit whoever
7:24 When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the ①wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
▷ ①I.e., desert
7:25 ①But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!
▷ ①Or Well then, what
7:26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.
7:27 This is the one about whom it is written:
‘BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER ①AHEAD OF YOU,
WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’
▷ ①Lit before Your face
7:28 I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is ①least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
▷ ①Or less
7:29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
7:30 But the Pharisees and the ①lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by ②John.
▷ ①I.e., experts in the Mosaic Law ②Lit him
7:31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
7:32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and you did not weep.’
7:33 For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a ①heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and ②sinners!’
▷ ①Or wine drinker ②I.e., irreligious Jews
7:35 And yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
7:36 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
7:37 And there was a woman in the city who was a ①sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
▷ ①I.e., an immoral woman
7:38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and began kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.
7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a ①sinner!”
▷ ①I.e., an immoral woman
7:40 And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he ①replied, “Say it, Teacher.”
▷ ①Lit says
7:41 “A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred ①denarii, and the other, fifty.
▷ ①The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
7:42 When they were unable to repay, he canceled the debts of both. So which of them will love him more?”
7:43 Simon answered and said, “I assume the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
7:44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
7:45 You ①gave Me no kiss; but she has not stopped kissing My feet since the time I came in.
▷ ①A customary form of greeting between rabbis
7:46 You did not ①anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.
▷ ①A customary act of hospitality
7:47 For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little, loves little.”
7:48 And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.”
7:49 And then those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying ①to themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”
▷ ①Or among
7:50 And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”